LL-L "Resources" 2003.09.13 (01) [E]

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From: Ed Alexander <edsells at cogeco.ca>
Subject: LL-L "Resources" 2003.09.12 (06) [E]

At 05:05 PM 09/12/03 -0700, Mark Brooks wrote:

I work for the state government in the agency that administers Unemployment
Insurance (UI) benefits.

Here's a new topic:  In Canada, this department was renamed the Employment
Insurance department
(http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ae-ei/employment_insurance.shtml, if you don't
believe me).  A naive person might assume that this had something to do with
insuring employment, instead of providing income for people who are
unemployed.  I wonder if LL-L participants can top this incredible abuse of
the English language with examples from their own government's Newspeak.

Ed Alexander, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Resources" 2003.09.12 (06) [E]

Terrence wrote:
My pen is in my hand (eng)
My pen is in my hand (afrikaans)

An Afrikaans-speaking friend in Australia used:
My hand is in warm water (Eng)
My hand is in warm water (Afrik)

Criostóir.

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